Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-07

Will be consolidated with the Clncin-
natl. Sandusky and Cleveland road.
Inquiries set on foot by the navy de
partment. a year ago, show that the
railroads can transport boats ITO fee,
n length, and by the way OF the Erie
canal torpedo boats 100 feet long can
be taken from the Atlantic coast to the
upper lakes.
The first application on the files of
the Interstate commerce commission
is from the associated roads OF Ken
lucky, Tennessee, and Alabama, ask
ing exemption from the short-haul
clause of the law, because of river
competition.
1t is said that a fresh attempt on the
lite OF the Gar was made on Tuesday
at the GatShina palace. A wholesale
merchant at ST. Petersburg was shot
dead by a woman to whom he refused
to contribute $4,000 roubles to the
NihiliStic fund.
About two hundred commercial tray
elers met in Chicago Saturday and pro-
tested against the advance in the price
OF one thousand mile tickets on the
railroads, and a committee was ap-
pointed to get more liberal construc-
ton of the law.
An investigating committee has re-
ported to the board of supervisors of
La Sale county, Illinois, that large
deficits exist in the accounts of the
late treasurer, sheriff, county clerk and
probate clerk. The matter is now be-
fore the grand jury.
Roswell S. Ripley, graduate of
West Point, who rose to the rank of
major III the war with Mexico, and took
sides with the cOnfederateS at the out
break OF the rebellion, becoming a
general, died of apoplexy Tuesday at a
hotel IN New York.
CanvasSing is about to commence in
Cincinnati for the guarantee fund of
81 100000 required to insure the success
Of the Ohio centennial, to be held next
year. The exposition is to be located
III Washington or Eden park, and will
last one hundred days.
1t is reported that g combination of
wealthy men, including Senator Payne
of Ohio, Erastus Wiman of New York,
and James McLaren Of Ottawa, is be-
ing formed to control all the valuable
iron deposits in Canada, now said to
be the richest in the world.
Rumor has it that the divorce case of
Vice President Hopkins of the Mis-
souri, Pacific has been settled. The
conditions are that the charge of inf
deity is to be withdrawn against him,
he IS to give his wife 100000, and the
decree is to be taken for deserton.
Dora E. Bennett, when found by a
polceman IN grocery store at Cleve-
land, claimed to have been abducted
by three men from the house of her
father at Columbus, Ohio, and driven
away in a buggy. Her shoes were
gone and her hair had been cut off.
Samuel Topper, who killed himself at
| A of
Turner, the English landscape painter
from whose estate he received $780,
900. Dr.. A. G. Ely committed suicide
at Glrard, Pennsylvania, for fear that
his fortune Of $4,000 would slip
away.
Barry Allen was sentenced at Ne
nominee, Wisconsin, on Friday to four
years in prison for robbing Carson &
Rand'S safe at Eau @ ailo, rot state,
ieot summer. of $3.50. On his informal
ton Charles Hunter has been arrested
Eau Claire, for completely in the
crime.
/ The ocean yacht race was won by
the CorOnet, which arrived off Queens
town about noon Sunday. The dis
lance is 2,949 miles. Her apparent
time was just inside fifteen days. Her
shortest days run was 1873 miles; her
longest 291.5 miles. The weather was
uncommonly stormy. She carried %
persons.
A court in New York has been asked
to enter nolle prosequi on an indict-
ment for forgery found in 1854 against
a man named KiSSane. now said to be
a leading citizen of San Francisco,
latter city comes a protest of General
Francis Dorr, charging that KiSsane is
a murderer.
the murder at st Louis of Lou John
son, Chinese detective, for which
crime two Cinnamon have been con-
victed, were released at St. Louis on
Friday on their own recOgnizance. The
only witness against them Quong
Leng, who turned states evidences
now a lunatic.
Delegations from eight towns along
the Illinois river and the canal met on
Tuesday at Ottawa and passed resolu-
lions urging the legislature to defer
action on the Chicago drainage bills
until the next session. A committee
of seven was appointed to draft amend
ments to secure purity Of water and a
commercial highway.
The governor of Virginia has been
ers of state bonds are to appoint COM
missioners to proceed to Virginia and
arrange with representatives of the
state for settlement of the debt. In
consequence, joint resolution for the
| creation OF commission has been in
troduced in the senate at Richmond.
/ Railway postal clerks on the Union
Pacific begin th cir runs each alternate
week at Council Bluffs, but their homes
are scattered from Omaha to Ogden.
They have received semi official noti-
tication that they will hereafter be re-
CURED to pay fare when not actually
performing duty. They have decided
to appeal to the post-office depart
ment.
John Alexander, aged 10 years, of
Pulaski, Pa, has been given verdict
for $4,000 against the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company for personal in
juties: Several years ago, while en-
plOyed as water boy ON the Erie s.
Pittsburg Railroad, Alexander was or
dered by the conductor to help unload
car, and by a sudden movement of